Együtt

03/03/2016

Együtt starts signature drive against EU quota referendum

Budapest (MTI) – The opposition Együtt party has started a signature drive in protest of the government taking the EU’s migrant quota plans to a public […]
27/02/2016

Opposition slams government over appointing Pölöskei Klik chief

Budapest (MTI) – Parties of the opposition have sharply criticised the government for its policy concerning central school manager Klik, and in particular for removing its […]
22/02/2016

Opposition criticises Orbán’s EU summit briefing – Update

Budapest, February 22 (MTI) – The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit on Monday. Jobbik leader Gábor […]
21/02/2016

Opposition parties criticise Orbán over positions at EU summit

Budapest (MTI) – Viktor Orbán suffered a defeat at the EU summit; Hungarians working abroad will now be clearly worse off, the opposition Socialists’ deputy chairman […]
18/02/2016

Opposition parties disappointed with Orbán-Putin talks

Budapest (MTI) – Opposition parties expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday which they said “appeared to be quite […]
15/02/2016

Fidesz group leader says suggestions for improving school system should get hearing – UPDATE

Budapest, February 15 (MTI) – Hungary’s public schools system is far from perfect and suggestions for improvement should get a fair hearing, Fidesz parliamentary group leader […]
02/02/2016

Terrorism, migrant crisis should be handled separately, say left-wing parties

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s left-wing parties believe that terrorism and the migrant crisis represent great challenges to the country but the two issues should be handled […]
01/02/2016

Oppostion calls for more assets transparency

Budapest, February 1 (MTI) – The tax authority should monitor private loans provided or taken by politicians, the head of the opposition Együtt party said on […]
25/01/2016

Opposition criticise government admin restructuring plan

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist and Együtt parties on Monday criticised the government’s recently announced administrative restructuring plans. Government office chief János lázár announced […]
24/01/2016

Astonishing preponderance of government in the Hungarian media

According to the news analysis of Nézőpont Institute, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the most-speaking government politician, while Gábor Vona (Jobbik) is the first among the […]
22/01/2016

Fidesz confident of 2/3rds support for constitutional amendments – Update

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – It appears the two-thirds parliamentary majority needed to pass a constitutional amendment that creates the conditions to handle a terrorist threat […]
09/01/2016

Opposition Egyutt raises criminal complaint over government anti-migrant campaign

Budapest, January 9 (MTI) – The opposition Egyutt party’s leader has filed a criminal complaint on the ground of incitement against a community committed before the […]
23/12/2015

Could Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutsch use drugs?

According to hvg.hu, the court rejected the submission of Deutsch. Peter Juhasz did not injure the good reputation of the Fidesz MEP with the drug accusation. […]
06/12/2015

Opposition to assess government members’ growth of wealth

Budapest, December 6 (MTI) – The opposition Egyutt party will assess all government members’ growth of wealth in December, before amended rules enter into force affecting […]
06/12/2015

Egyutt calls on Orban to withdraw appeal against migrant quotas

Budapest (MTI) – The opposition Egyutt party on Saturday called on Prime Minister Viktor Orban to withdraw an appeal against the mandatory European Union migrant quotas […]
30/11/2015

Egyutt, DK slam Orban for EU-Turkey summit

Budapest, November 30 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban enforced “his own misguided policies” instead of Hungary’s interests at Sunday’s European Union-Turkey summit, moving Hungary away […]
23/11/2015

Opposition parties call for halting Paks project – UPDATE

Budapest, November 23 (MTI) – The green opposition LMP on Monday demanded that the government should stop all preparations for the expansion of the Paks nuclear […]
16/11/2015

Egyutt: Orban linking migration with terrorism ‘disgraceful’

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – It is “unacceptable and disgraceful” that Prime Minister Viktor Orban should make a connection in any way between the challenges of […]
16/11/2015

DK, Egyutt suspend signature drive on migrant quotas but maintain stance

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – In light of the Paris terror attacks, Hungary’s opposition Democratic Coalition and Egyutt parties have suspended their signature campaign in support […]
14/11/2015

Paris attacks – Hungarian parties express solidarity

Budapest, November 14 (MTI) – Hungary’s political parties have strongly condemned Friday’s terror attacks and expressed solidarity with the French nation. The grief and fear of […]